Strengthens comparative-tasting methods. Treat the adaptation explanation as practitioner observation; do not turn it into a universal sequence rule.
A practitioner method for building sensory reference points while recognizing adaptation and position effects.
Greene observes that tasters adapt across a flight, which can disadvantage the first sample, and recommends broad contrasts and changing comparison order before moving to subtle within-style distinctions.
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Putting It All Together in Your First Flight: The Broad Tasting
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